Across
- 1. these occurred in the spring and were a problem (pl.)
- 4. dug outside of city-states to prevent attack (pl.)
- 5. protects against the flooding of a river
- 7. clogged the canals
- 8. a form of irrigation that brings water to farms
- 10. people moved from these foothills to Sumer
- 13. farmers in the foothills didn't have enough of this to grow crops for the rising population
- 14. region shaped like the moon, good soil
- 15. built to protect city-states (pl.)
- 16. the majority of Mesopotamia is located in this modern country
- 17. disputes over this led to war between city-states
- 19. the Middle East is located on this continent
- 21. river found in southern Mesopotamia
- 22. a shortage of this led people to move to Sumer
Down
- 2. region of southern Mesopotamia where people settled
- 3. land between the rivers
- 6. river located in northern Mesopotamia
- 9. describes soil that is good for farming
- 11. geographic setting of Sumer; flat with little trees
- 12. a city that has its own laws and government
- 16. method of supplying land with water
- 18. built to store water for later use (pl.)
- 20. Sumerians made bricks out of this material to build walls
- 23. after the Spring floods, the weather in Sumer was mostly...?